Rubber mount is widely used to reduce vibration of machine or structure. Especially, rubber mount is an important component to reduce vibration due to engine, cooling fan and compressor in vehicles. This paper studies optimal design of rubber mount to...
Rubber mount is widely used to reduce vibration of machine or structure. Especially, rubber mount is an important component to reduce vibration due to engine, cooling fan and compressor in vehicles. This paper studies optimal design of rubber mount to reduce stiffness. Maximum stress of rubber mount must be smaller than allowable stress. And design variables are selected to describe the shape of rubber mount. It is shown that stiffness of rubber mount can be reduced by redesigning the shape of rubber mount.